Monday; December 22
Why should we evangelize? Why should we help admonish those who doing things that are contrary to God’s will? It may seem odd, but I believe there are several reasons people teach: some do it because they believe their religious perspective is superior to those around them … some do it to help people fall in line with their moral code … still others do it to advance some political agenda. While these might be reasons, I am not sure they are the best reasons to try to teach Christian principles. Not long ago, I noticed something from the writings of the Apostle Paul who observed, “We proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, so that we may present every man complete in Christ.” (Colossians 1:28). In other words, a valid reason to teach the message of the Lord is to help people become the best they can be. It may be tempting to shape people into who we want them to be, but a legit...